Most recent appearances in parliament

“I thank the honourable member for her question. The Australian public know that the Labor Party is a disaster when it comes to border protection. There is no doubt about that. You should never just look at what a Labor leader says; you should always look at what a Labor leader does. Before the 2007 election, Kevin Rudd— Mr Hill interjecting—”

“Before the 2007 election, the then Labor leader promised that there would be no change to the approach to border protection in this country. But we now know that 50,000 people came on 800 boats, 1,200 people drowned at sea and 8,000 children, tragically, were put into detention. We have spent years cleaning this mess up. It has cost $16 billion. Mr Perrett interjecting—”

“Sorry, the Leader of the Opposition's law, Mr Speaker—my apologies. It allows people to come from Manus and Nauru, including the case that we've cited—but many others—of a man who was involved in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old. Not only does that person have the ability to come to our country, they have the ability— Mr Perrett interjecting—”

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